David Locke looks at how playing in Russia has changed from Anne Donovan's time there twenty years ago to Sue Bird's last two winters.

Locke is also previewing this Storm's team by posistion. The guards and small forwards are up first.

One area that does not appear to be set for the Storm is the back up post position. With Janell Burse out with an injured shoulder, Wendy Palmer will likely start (if she recovers from an elbow to the mouth). But Lindsay Taylor has battled an Achilles injury and late arrival Tiffani Johnson has not progressed as much as the coaches would like.